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Table 178.Total first-time freshmen enrolled in institutions of higher education, by attendance status, sex, control of institution, and state: Fall 1991 to fall 1994

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                      |          |          |          |                                    Fall 1994 \2\
                      |   Fall   |   Fall   |   Fall   |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 State or other area  |   1991   | 1992\1\  | 1993\1\  |          |           Full-time        |         Part-time        |  Public  | Private
                      |          |          |          |  Total   |----------------------------|--------------------------|  insti-  | insti-
                      |          |          |          |          |  Total   |  Men   | Women  | Total  |  Men   | Women  | tutions  | tutions
----------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----------|---------
          1           |    2     |    3     |    4     |    5     |    6     |   7    |   8    |   9    |   10   |   11   |    12    |   13
----------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----------|---------
   United States .....|2,277,920 |2,184,113 |2,160,710 |2,133,205 |1,603,106 |751,081 |852,025 |530,099 |233,477 |296,622 |1,661,510 | 471,695
                      |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----------|---------
Alabama ..............|   42,271 |   42,604 |   41,812 |   41,542 |   33,166 | 14,736 | 18,430 |  8,376 |  3,487 |  4,889 |   36,979 |   4,563
Alaska ...............|    2,378 |    2,584 |    2,700 |    1,835 |    1,563 |    774 |    789 |    272 |    114 |    158 |    1,660 |     175
Arizona ..............|   57,927 |   31,358 |   36,671 |   32,753 |   21,314 | 10,435 | 10,879 | 11,439 |  5,163 |  6,276 |   30,106 |   2,647
Arkansas .............|   18,214 |   18,680 |   17,406 |   16,378 |   14,496 |  6,533 |  7,963 |  1,882 |    826 |  1,056 |   13,637 |   2,741
California ...........|  293,739 |  252,762 |  250,810 |  258,687 |  139,089 | 66,018 | 73,071 |119,598 | 56,767 | 62,831 |  231,426 |  27,261
                      |          |          |          |          |          |        |        |        |        |        |          |
Colorado .............|   32,089 |   33,359 |   31,353 |   31,001 |   22,767 | 11,224 | 11,543 |  8,234 |  3,893 |  4,341 |   27,083 |   3,918
Connecticut ..........|   22,222 |   22,490 |   21,489 |   21,259 |   16,398 |  7,762 |  8,636 |  4,861 |  1,790 |  3,071 |   12,928 |   8,331
Delaware .............|    7,955 |    7,227 |    7,361 |    6,921 |    5,500 |  2,397 |  3,103 |  1,421 |    565 |    856 |    6,105 |     816
District of Columbia .|    7,655 |    8,427 |    8,954 |    9,706 |    7,494 |  3,094 |  4,400 |  2,212 |    833 |  1,379 |    2,502 |   7,204
Florida ..............|   73,751 |   72,311 |   71,351 |   71,318 |   51,584 | 24,164 | 27,420 | 19,734 |  8,692 | 11,042 |   56,106 |  15,212
                      |          |          |          |          |          |        |        |        |        |        |          |
Georgia ..............|   55,090 |   56,389 |   59,784 |   58,991 |   45,170 | 20,228 | 24,942 | 13,821 |  5,804 |  8,017 |   46,371 |  12,620
Hawaii ...............|    8,525 |    9,461 |    9,752 |   10,309 |    6,784 |  3,093 |  3,691 |  3,525 |  1,724 |  1,801 |    7,793 |   2,516
Idaho ................|   10,408 |   10,960 |   11,069 |   10,646 |    9,077 |  4,292 |  4,785 |  1,569 |    677 |    892 |    7,449 |   3,197
Illinois .............|  120,988 |  116,967 |  112,542 |  111,309 |   72,809 | 34,857 | 37,952 | 38,500 | 16,779 | 21,721 |   87,963 |  23,346
Indiana...............|   50,761 |   50,147 |   49,111 |   48,059 |   40,420 | 19,775 | 20,645 |  7,639 |  2,987 |  4,652 |   33,648 |  14,411
                      |          |          |          |          |          |        |        |        |        |        |          |
Iowa .................|   32,644 |   36,730 |   35,922 |   35,229 |   28,502 | 13,702 | 14,800 |  6,727 |  2,606 |  4,121 |   27,088 |   8,141
Kansas ...............|   26,182 |   25,453 |   25,304 |   24,641 |   17,941 |  9,113 |  8,828 |  6,700 |  3,050 |  3,650 |   22,056 |   2,585
Kentucky .............|   31,713 |   29,738 |   31,334 |   28,983 |   25,520 | 11,263 | 14,257 |  3,463 |  1,392 |  2,071 |   22,440 |   6,543
Louisiana ............|   30,323 |   31,810 |   30,160 |   30,951 |   27,377 | 11,879 | 15,498 |  3,574 |  1,406 |  2,168 |   26,428 |   4,523
Maine ................|    9,088 |    8,765 |    8,751 |    8,149 |    7,265 |  3,538 |  3,727 |    884 |    282 |    602 |    5,367 |   2,782
                      |          |          |          |          |          |        |        |        |        |        |          |
Maryland .............|   31,912 |   32,133 |   31,675 |   31,647 |   22,441 | 10,307 | 12,134 |  9,206 |  3,511 |  5,695 |   27,040 |   4,607
Massachusetts ........|   63,968 |   64,751 |   68,316 |   65,768 |   55,466 | 25,162 | 30,304 | 10,302 |  3,756 |  6,546 |   31,881 |  33,887
Michigan .............|   83,483 |   88,744 |   87,025 |   83,697 |   56,984 | 25,962 | 31,022 | 26,713 | 11,479 | 15,234 |   68,554 |  15,143
Minnesota ............|   43,702 |   50,869 |   43,794 |   43,783 |   33,153 | 15,792 | 17,361 | 10,630 |  4,391 |  6,239 |   34,495 |   9,288
Mississippi ..........|   27,648 |   25,960 |   26,223 |   25,862 |   22,153 | 10,190 | 11,963 |  3,709 |  1,404 |  2,305 |   23,891 |   1,971
                      |          |          |          |          |          |        |        |        |        |        |          |
Missouri..............|   39,441 |   39,886 |   40,868 |   38,544 |   32,193 | 14,605 | 17,588 |  6,351 |  2,738 |  3,613 |   26,176 |  12,368
Montana ..............|    6,146 |    6,413 |    6,950 |    6,819 |    6,114 |  3,068 |  3,046 |    705 |    270 |    435 |    5,934 |     885
Nebraska .............|   15,842 |   17,362 |   15,943 |   16,616 |   13,184 |  6,404 |  6,780 |  3,432 |  1,407 |  2,025 |   13,539 |   3,077
Nevada ...............|    5,968 |    4,620 |    5,367 |    6,939 |    3,589 |  1,742 |  1,847 |  3,350 |  1,487 |  1,863 |    6,834 |     105
New Hampshire ........|   11,484 |   11,316 |   11,659 |   11,373 |    9,551 |  4,314 |  5,237 |  1,822 |    619 |  1,203 |    5,982 |   5,391
                      |          |          |          |          |          |        |        |        |        |        |          |
New Jersey ...........|   43,950 |   44,932 |   44,971 |   43,063 |   35,597 | 16,574 | 19,023 |  7,466 |  3,151 |  4,315 |   34,590 |   8,473
New Mexico ...........|   12,708 |   11,818 |   13,358 |   13,864 |    8,433 |  4,010 |  4,423 |  5,431 |  2,392 |  3,039 |   13,020 |     844
New York .............|  157,449 |  158,380 |  157,350 |  155,922 |  138,071 | 63,337 | 74,734 | 17,851 |  7,372 | 10,479 |   97,078 |  58,844
North Carolina .......|   54,851 |   55,075 |   52,857 |   51,346 |   45,148 | 20,147 | 25,001 |  6,198 |  2,724 |  3,474 |   38,303 |  13,043
North Dakota .........|    7,923 |    8,813 |    8,322 |    8,122 |    7,219 |  3,830 |  3,389 |    903 |    387 |    516 |    7,308 |     814
                      |          |          |          |          |          |        |        |        |        |        |          |
Ohio .................|   94,645 |   92,902 |   90,190 |   88,585 |   70,846 | 33,065 | 37,781 | 17,739 |  8,336 |  9,403 |   64,539 |  24,046
Oklahoma .............|   30,115 |   30,296 |   30,252 |   29,627 |   20,972 | 10,031 | 10,941 |  8,655 |  3,530 |  5,125 |   26,162 |   3,465
Oregon ...............|   23,088 |   22,930 |   23,293 |   23,321 |   16,634 |  8,106 |  8,528 |  6,687 |  3,145 |  3,542 |   19,177 |   4,144
Pennsylvania .........|  111,285 |  113,070 |  100,372 |   98,488 |   83,752 | 39,785 | 43,967 | 14,736 |  6,016 |  8,720 |   58,381 |  40,107
Rhode Island .........|   12,717 |   12,813 |   13,106 |   12,645 |   11,147 |  5,509 |  5,638 |  1,498 |    569 |    929 |    5,546 |   7,099
                      |          |          |          |          |          |        |        |        |        |        |          |
South Carolina .......|   33,471 |   30,185 |   30,070 |   28,577 |   23,926 | 10,706 | 13,220 |  4,651 |  1,974 |  2,677 |   22,913 |   5,664
South Dakota .........|    6,288 |    6,513 |    6,691 |    6,607 |    5,967 |  2,774 |  3,193 |    640 |    231 |    409 |    5,287 |   1,320
Tennessee ............|   36,882 |   35,721 |   35,341 |   34,180 |   30,019 | 13,722 | 16,297 |  4,161 |  1,722 |  2,439 |   24,136 |  10,044
Texas ................|  129,666 |  127,584 |  129,921 |  127,586 |   91,388 | 44,128 | 47,260 | 36,198 | 16,554 | 19,644 |  109,689 |  17,897
Utah .................|   26,125 |   23,536 |   24,465 |   24,383 |   18,494 |  8,476 | 10,018 |  5,889 |  2,973 |  2,916 |   18,841 |   5,542
                      |          |          |          |          |          |        |        |        |        |        |          |
Vermont ..............|    6,242 |    6,274 |    6,347 |    6,132 |    5,306 |  2,611 |  2,695 |    826 |    290 |    536 |    3,655 |   2,477
Virginia .............|   45,006 |   45,011 |   43,820 |   45,272 |   38,655 | 17,568 | 21,087 |  6,617 |  3,045 |  3,572 |   33,946 |  11,326
Washington ...........|   70,043 |   68,649 |   70,476 |   68,613 |   41,629 | 19,941 | 21,688 | 26,984 | 12,318 | 14,666 |   63,536 |   5,077
West Virginia.........|   17,447 |   17,029 |   15,727 |   15,928 |   13,946 |  6,703 |  7,243 |  1,982 |    696 |  1,286 |   13,316 |   2,612
Wisconsin ............|   50,511 |   47,271 |   47,351 |   46,479 |   35,623 | 16,735 | 18,888 | 10,856 |  4,669 |  6,187 |   38,060 |   8,419
Wyoming ..............|    5,675 |    4,686 |    4,858 |    4,814 |    3,949 |  1,974 |  1,975 |    865 |    357 |    508 |    4,630 |     184
                      |          |          |          |          |          |        |        |        |        |        |          |
U.S. Service Schools .|   38,316 |   10,349 |   10,116 |    9,936 |    7,321 |  4,926 |  2,395 |  2,615 |  1,127 |  1,488 |    9,936 |     ---
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  Outlying areas .....|   35,320 |   35,409 |   41,759 |   30,573 |   27,613 | 11,261 | 16,352 |  2,960 |  1,544 |  1,416 |   14,030 |  16,543
                      |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----------|---------
American Samoa .......|      979 |      989 |      967 |      948 |      702 |    361 |    341 |    246 |    136 |    110 |      948 |     ---
Federated States of   |          |          |          |          |          |        |        |        |        |        |          |
  Micronesia .........|      158 |      409 |      235 |      410 |      392 |    196 |    196 |     18 |     14 |      4 |      410 |     ---
Guam .................|      726 |      709 |    1,490 |      956 |      680 |    281 |    399 |    276 |    127 |    149 |      956 |     ---
Marshall Islands......|      139 |      139 |      166 |       22 |       16 |      8 |      8 |      6 |      5 |      1 |       22 |     ---
Northern Marianas ....|      262 |      173 |      455 |      440 |       80 |     34 |     46 |    360 |    221 |    139 |      440 |     ---
Palau ................|       10 |       24 |       24 |       13 |       13 |      4 |      9 |    --- |    --- |    --- |       13 |     ---
Puerto Rico ..........|   32,480 |   32,664 |   38,057 |   27,408 |   25,405 | 10,297 | 15,108 |  2,003 |  1,027 |    976 |   10,865 |  16,543
Virgin Islands .......|      705 |      302 |      365 |      376 |      325 |     80 |    245 |     51 |     14 |     37 |      376 |     ---
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\1\Revised from previously published data.

\2\Preliminary data.

---Data not available or not applicable.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared April 1996.)


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